The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-06-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Useful Hints Regarding the Latest Styles
and Novelties in Dress.

Useful Hints Regarding the Latest Styles
and Novelties in Dress.
The newest summer gloves are in dark
shades of bronze green stitched with
pale green, and old pink stitched with
white.
Courent cloth has crape-like weave,
and can be used by ladies in and out of
mourning; while armure effects are
seen in the silk warp feather-cloth,
which is very light, but not quite so
delicate as the gypsy cloth.
Basques are cut very much longer
upon the hips than formerly, and Paris
ian bodies have an extremely long, sharp
point in front, and the edges are finished
with a double cord. When they are
made in this way they hook, instead of
buttoning up the front, as the point is
too sharp to admit of button holes.
There was shown in Broadway win
dow wide white Leghorn trimmed
with huge bows of gold satin ribbon
three inches wide. The loops were half
a foot high, and the whole effect was
much like the hats worn in 1880. They
may be revived to wear with the NUT
ton-leg sleeves now so fashionable.
Caps are little used by old ladies who
have abundant hair, but for morning
there are little round crown-caps of
null, with Oriental lace in two scantily-
gathered bows lying fiat on the head.
For dress caps, point d'Alencon is
made up with fine net and narrow
MORE ribbon loops of white, pale blue,
mauve or Pompeiian red.
Striped and colored lingcries are
fashionable again; some of the waist
coats of the basques are cut in u like
the waistcoats of men, and show pleated
linen bosoms in which are set tiny pearl
studs. Cuffs are worn with all street
dresses, and fastened by a single but
ton, as the sleeves are too narrow to
admit of buttonipg the cuffs with linked
studs.
A charming costume worn lately by
Mrs. Potter Palmer was of copper-col-
ored velvet, made almost perfectly
plain. The bonnet was of the same
velvet. with copper plumes and touch
of Charles X. pink in it. The wrap
was of copper passementeries, and the
only jewel she wore was a pansy made
of diamond, set in petals of sapphires,
fastening the bonnet bow.
Pretty and expensive wedding dresses
are of white crepe de chine. These are
ivory white and made up over satin,
trimmed with fringes of orange bios
SONS and many bows and loops of wide
ivory satin ribbon. These lend them
selves readily to the multitudinous dra-
peries so fashionable, and have a soft,
clinging effect. The scintillating white
of the crepe with the dull white of the
satin is very much admired.
A useful waist is OF velvet, to wear
with different skirts. A pretty one
was shown by a French modiste OF dull
olive-green velvet, with pulled sleeves
and fichu of pale-blue Grape. The waist
was open at the throat and the tichu
crossed over the bust. Below the left
breast was set on a pale-blue MORE
ribbon five inches wide, that crossed
over diagonally and fastened on the
waist at the right, giving a picturesque
short-waisted effect.
Gray hair is usually dressed with a
good deal of elaborateness. The three
puffs on the side are still much liked fol
slender faces, and for women who
have pretty heads and the hair is still
abundant it is parted, waved from the
forehead and wound in a braided col
on the back of the head, not too fal
down on the nape of the neck. Tie
French twist and four loops on top OF
the head, held in place by small shell
tucking combs, is extremely becoming
! to some.-N. Y. World.